{"id":5,"date":"2019-08-28T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/maya\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2019-09-03T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:18:35","slug":"about-maya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/maya\/about-maya\/","title":{"rendered":"About Maya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/maya\/files\/2019\/08\/maya200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/maya\/files\/2019\/08\/maya200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/maya\/files\/2019\/08\/maya200-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Hello! I wanted to start my autobiography in a different way than usual\u2026 something that stands out\u2026 and maybe this is it\u2026 but I\u2019ve never blogged before, so I\u2019m new to this! With that being said, this will be\u2014at least from my perspective\u2014 just a basic bio for you to get to know me better \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>My name is Maya. Okay, cool.<\/p>\n<p>I was born in Duluth, Minnesota but moved to Jefferson City, Missouri just three months after that. I\u2019ve been a Missouri girl ever since. For those of you who don\u2019t know, Jefferson City is the Capital of Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>I am an open major and <em>stressed<\/em>. <em>Everyone <\/em>always tells me \u201cyou have plenty of time, most people say they know what they want to do, but end up switching.\u201d and \u201cyou\u2019ll figure it out\u201d and so on. I get it, they\u2019re trying to help me feel better about it, but it doesn\u2019t. I just nod my head and smile. Honestly, I won\u2019t feel better about it until I do know. With no hesitations. One of those confident, \u201cthis is what I want to do\u201d feeling.. Fingers crossed I\u2019ll figure that out before I\u2019m a junior.<\/p>\n<p>Why Iowa? The \u2018million dollar\u2019 question. I get this a lot.<\/p>\n<p>As a senior in high school, you get a spam of emails from universities all over the country. I got one from Iowa, did some research, scheduled a visit in July of 2018, loved it, came back in October, and on October 13, 2018, I knew I\u2019d be on campus the following year. You choose a place where you can envision yourself. They always say \u201cit felt like home,\u201d and yeah, that\u2019s the feeling I got. That\u2019s the feeling you WANT. Why would you want to spend 3-4 years at a place that doesn\u2019t give you that feeling? It\u2019s also a good distance from home. For me, two hours would\u2019ve been ideal, but I can live with driving four if it means I get to see my two dogs and sleep in my own bed when I get home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now for some fun facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I was named after Maya Angelou and met her when I was six.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I\u2019ve been to two Jonas Brothers\u2019 concerts, and will be attending one in September (where my JoBro fans at??).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ice cream is my dessert preference, specifically Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I do love a good soft serve cone, though.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I donated 12in of my hair to \u2018Pantene Beautiful Lengths\u2019 the summer of 2018.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I\u2019ve played soccer my whole life and love it. Always will.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Skittles \u2018Wild Berry + Tropical\u2019 is my favorite candy.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Writing is therapeutic to me.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I plan on rushing! I\u2019m super excited for it. My mom was in a sorority and her sorority sister remains her best I want that.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I can\u2019t wait to \u201cwave\u201d at the kids at football games (will probably cry each time).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I\u2019m pumped to be an official Hawkeye!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! I wanted to start my autobiography in a different way than usual\u2026 something that stands out\u2026 and maybe this is it\u2026 but I\u2019ve never blogged before, so I\u2019m new to this! 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